Planetary hours
in Kharkiv.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:36
- 11☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:50
- 2♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:36
- 3☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kharkiv?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:15 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.